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Utah Senate Consents to Governor’s Appointments in Extraordinary Session
Summary
The Utah State Senate convened in an extraordinary session May 1, 2017, to consider gubernatorial appointments and voted 23–0, with six absent, to consent to the slate of nominees to multiple state boards and commissions.
The Utah State Senate met in an extraordinary session May 1, 2017, at the Utah State Capitol and consented to a slate of appointments submitted by Gov. Gary R. Herbert since the close of the 2017 general session.
The session was called by gubernatorial proclamation, read into the record and certified by the lieutenant governor. The proclamation cited Article 7, Section 6 of the Utah Constitution and Utah Code 67-1-1 and -2 as authority to convene the Senate for the purpose of considering consent to appointments to state boards and commissions.
Senators heard a long reading of nominees for multiple bodies, including appointments to the Utah Housing Corporation Board of Trustees; the Permanent Community Impact Fund Board; the Utah Science, Technology and Research Governing Authority; the Judicial Conduct Commission; the Utah Indigent Defense Commission; the Board of Aging and Adult Services; the Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission; the Air Quality Board; the Board of Oil, Gas and Mining; the Utah Geological Survey; the Real Estate Commission; and the State Tax Commission. The clerk read names as transmitted by the governor and certified by Lieutenant Governor Spencer J. Cox.
Committee chairs reported favorable confirmation recommendations for numerous nominees after interviews and reviews. One senator moved “that we approve the names as read,” and members on the floor spoke in support, saying the confirmation committee had interviewed candidates and found them qualified.
A roll-call vote produced a recorded tally of 23 ayes, 0 nays and 6 absent, after which the presiding officer announced: “The Senate has consented to the governor’s appointments.” The Senate then adopted a motion to adjourn, ending the extraordinary session.
The confirmation action recorded the Senate’s consent; the transcript does not record implementation details, effective dates for appointments, or which specific nominees filled which vacancies beyond the names read into the record. For committee and executive details, the governor’s office and the relevant boards maintain official appointment records.
